by Mike Busch | Aug 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Who decides whether or not your aircraft is airworthy? By Mike Busch My column in the May 2015 issue of EAA Sport Aviation, titled “Fix It Now…Or Fix It Later,” discussed how to deal with mechanical problems on the road. It offered some specific advice about how...
by Mike Busch | Jul 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
It’s riskier business than most owners or A&Ps realize. Regular readers of this column know how I feel about changing cylinders in the field. I hate it. Especially when several cylinders are changed at one time; this is risky business. Changing them all (the...
by Mike Busch | Jun 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Clearing up confusion about aircraft mods. You want to modify your certificated aircraft. Let’s say it’s something simple like adding an extra cigarette lighter socket to power your portable GPS or cellphone charger. Or installing an external mirror so you can verify...
by Mike Busch | May 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
You’re on a trip when a mechanical arises. First you mutter the obligatory expletives, and then you must decide: Should you get the problem fixed now, or live with it until you get home? Nothing is more frustrating than dealing with mechanical problems on the road....
by Mike Busch | Apr 1, 2015 | EAA Sport Aviation Magazine, Magazine Articles
Oleopneumatic shock struts use hydraulic fluid, compressed gas, and darn clever engineering to improve our landings. If every one of our landings were a “greaser” and if runways never had bumps or potholes, then the landing gear on our airplanes could be dead simple....
